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Bathroom Tiles - Advantages of Maintenance Free Tiles
Homeowners spend much time in searching for beautiful bathroom tiles but they
forget that they need to clean the slabs in order to keep the bath dry and
hygienic. Whichever flooring and wall slabs you choose for your bath, make sure
that the flooring and wall slabs are easy to clean or you have someone at home to
take of their cleanliness. Most homeowners consider that their job is to purchase
and get the floorings installed. But the fact is that it is the homeowners that are
responsible for cleaning the floorings. Slabs can enhance the look and feel of your
bathroom only when you keep them clean and in good condition.

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You should choose maintenance free bathroom tiles or make your flooring
maintenance free after installation. Ceramic tiles are called maintenance free
slabs because they display excellent resilience towards moisture, dust and grime.
Another noteworthy feature of these slabs is that they are slip-resistant. Also they
neither fade nor crack or break even after coming into contact with soap scum
and detergents. Ceramic is a cost effective flooring and it has all the qualities of a
good flooring. If you are working in limited budget then ceramic could be your
best bet.

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Some homeowners like to give their bathroom royal look and for this reason they
are not satisfied with the color, designs and patterns available in ceramic. They
should look for stone bathroom tiles like marble, granite, slate, travertine and
quartz. These pieces score high on beauty but except granite all the stone tiles are
weak in water resistance. Granite requires little maintenance as it can withstand
water, soap scum and everything used in bathroom. Stone flooring other than
granite absorbs water and moisture and for this reason you need to seal your
stone bathroom flooring. Sealing can provide extra strength to the stone tiles and
they could withstand water and moisture like granite and ceramic pieces.

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When cleaning bathroom tiles, you should make sure that the grout is not pulled
out of its place. A mistake homeowners make when cleaning tiles is that they
scrub the tiles with brush or wiper. This activity certainly removes the stains but it
also root out the grout from its place and make the slabs vulnerable to water and
moisture. Ideally you should use seal the tiles for added protection against water
and use oxygen bleach solution to clean the tiles.